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Fiat is launching its new 500 in the UK with a flight in one of the capsules on the British Airways London Eye.

new website from the British Geological Survey allows users to see how many minerals and metals we ‘consume’ in a lifetime – the average is 35 lorry loads, or 10 tonnes a year.

Drivers who kill may not necessarily be sent to jail, following the publication of new sentencing guidelines.

According to new research involving nearly 500,000 vehicles, British motorists are more than twice as likely to suffer damage to their cars than their American counterparts because of poorly maintained roads.

Skoda has pulled the cover off the new version of its confidently-named flagship car, the Superb.

England’s local authorities are to benefit from a new contract just agreed by the Highways Agency.

Drivers are being advised to take extra care on the roads and to check the weather forecast and road conditions before they travel.

Police fleet managers are refusing to trial electric one-person transporters as an environmentally-friendly replacement for patrol cars, despite calls by a group of MPs and the Police Federation to do so.

Thousands of business drivers ignored advance warnings to prepare their cars for the first day back at work, and were forced to call for help.

As company car drivers hit the roads again after the Christmas break, their fuel cards will take a beating with petrol now almost 15 pence per litre more than this time last year.

A-Plant has taken delivery of 38 Mitsubishi L200 pick-ups.

National Mobile Windscreens has signed a deal worth more than £400,000 per year with Nobilas, which provides accident management services for insurers, leasing and rental companies and corporate car fleet owners.

Two-thirds of UK motorists would now buy a car with better green credentials to avoid paying higher road tax, says Motorpoint.

A new enquiry into road safety has been established by the Commons Transport Committee.

Masterlease has launched in Norway and Denmark, giving the company a presence in 17 countries.

Fleets operating in Italy must now pay congestion charges in Milan after it followed London’s lead by introducing financial penalties rather than banning the most polluting vehicles, as Germany will do.

Managers operating pan-European fleets must ensure that all their vehicles have new emission stickers displayed before driving into German cities.

Mazda is aiming to target public sector fleets with its new supermini challenger.

After all the attention surrounding the launch of the XF, Jaguar is now turning its thoughts to the XJ range, spotted here in test mule form.

Peugeot and Citroën have announced that they will launch new small vans this year, both based on the same platform.

Toyota has welcomed the New Year with a revised flagship model Auris – the SR180.

Volkswagen’s Polo range has been broadened by the introduction of the Match.

SEAT has unveiled a new, greener version of its Ibiza.

Honda has added a new spec level to the Civic.

Renault’s new Laguna and the latest C-Class from Mercedes-Benz have both scored the maximum five stars in their EuroNCAP crash tests.

The latest version of Volkswagen’s DSG twin-clutch gearbox will make its debut in the Golf 1.4 TSI and 1.9 TDI.

Martin Ward, CAP’s manufacturer relationships manager, scours the globe for the week’s insider fleet intelligence.

You may have picked up on the message that green is good.

Fleet managers are struggling to hit targets and productivity is slowing as workplaces are becoming more bureaucratic.

Fiona Hall has replaced Liam Donnelly as sales director at Arval UK and will be responsible for retaining business and forging new sales relationships.